It's a New Day with Rip Daniels

An update on the Senatobia Walmart officer involved shooting that killed a 1 year-old and the family of Nolan Xavier Wells holds a press conference in New York with Ben Crump and Rev. Al Sharpton at National Action Network headquarters to call for information in the disappearance and death of Nolan Wells.  

The family of Nolan Xavier Wells hires attorney Ben Crump to represent them as they continue to plead for answers from anyone who may have been on Horn Island on July 4th as a parent of one of the people Nolan was with takes to social media to defend her son and dispute possible involvement in Wells' disappearance. 

The investigation into the death of Nolan Xavier Wells continues as his family pleads for more information surrounding his disappearance and death following the first comments from officials.

Exclusive interview with a member of the United Cajun Navy taking part in a search party as Nolan Xavier Wells' family desperately pleads for any information on the missing teenager who was last seen on Horn Island on July 4th.

American fans applaud Team USA making it to the World Cup quarter finals ahead of the 250th birthday of America and the celebration of Independence Day is co-opted by partisan politics in the crumbling "Freedom 250" display in the Nation's Capital. 

A new Mississippi law goes into effect which mandates that minors accused of certain firearm-related offenses, such as violent crimes, drive-by shootings, and illegal possession tied to felonies, be tried in adult circuit court rather than youth court. 

Parents sue Snapchat for pushing adult material to children and the Supreme Court struck down Donald John's executive order that attempted to end birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to parents who are undocumented or in the country temporarily, ruling that these children are automatically U.S. citizens under the 14th Amendment. 

Reactions after the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision that upheld Mississippi’s mail-in ballot law, which allows election officials to count absentee ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but arrive up to five days later. The justices determined that federal election laws do not preempt state laws that establish these ballot grace periods. 

Reactions to several coast shootings and Rip asked listeners why African American males tend to be the most lethal toward one another and discussion over possible solutions and the allure of criminality.

US Troops injured in an Iranian strike on a US base say Army officials ignored their request for more medical support before a deadly attack on their command post in Kuwait, but they were ignored.

Mississippi Democratic Party Chair, Rep. Cheikh Taylor and Harrison County Democratic Party Chairwoman Angela Trammel speak on the mass purging of the state's voter rolls and how the Democratic Party plans to counter the messaging of the MAGA contingency of Mississippi's Republican Party. 

Building Bridges Coalition founder Marquell Bridges speaks on the demands of the family of the 1 year-old killed in the officer involved shooting in a parking lot of a Senatobia, MS Walmart and Israel continues attacks on Lebanon despite the MOU stipulation that attacks would in as a condition of the ceasefire with Iran. 

Protests continue at the Senatobia, MS Walmart where an officer involved shooting following the report of a suspected shoplifting lead to the death of a 1 year-old baby in a car in the store's parking lot and the US touts the MOU with Iran despites rockets still being fired.

Breaking down the history behind Juneteenth, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool debacle,  and the conflicting reports about what's actually in the "memorandum of understanding" for a potential ceasefire deal with Iran.

The Administration announces a "Memorandum of Understanding" for a cease-fire in Iran which analysts are calling a massive concession for Iran as it includes an estimated $300 billion reconstruction and development fund, releases around $25 billion in frozen Iranian assets, leaves Iran in control of the Strait of Hormuz, and removes all sanctions imposed upon the country, allowing them to bring in billions more in oil revenue.

Donald John once again embarrasses himself and the country he represents at the Group of 7 summit in France when he walked into a round table discussion proclaiming "I'm the boss!" to laughs from his European counterparts and tensions in Iran remain high.

Reactions after a 1 year-old is shot and killed by an officer in a Senatobia, MS Walmart parking lot after the officer responded to the report of a shoplifting and jury selection begins in the trial of Payton Gendron, the white supremacist gunman who killed 10 Black people and wounded three others in a racially motivated mass shooting at a Tops Friendly Market on Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo, New York on May 14, 2022.

Exclusive interview with the Mississippi 4th Congressional District Democratic Party Chair discusses the goals of the party ahead of November elections and the impacts of the purging of voter rolls and potential redistricting. 

Donald John prepares for his UFC 250 event despite concerns from UFC President Dana White over the outdoor conditions for his fighters and the potential for gnats and moths overrunning the Octagon and discussion on the odds for the NBA Finals.

Attorneys for Karmelo Anthony announce his appeal to his murder conviction in the stabbing death of Austin Metcalf, inflation in the US hit its highest level in three years, with the consumer price index rising to 4.2% annually, and the U.S. launched a second wave of airstrikes against Iran and in response, Iran claimed it targeted U.S. naval fleets, threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, and killed Indian sailors on an oil tanker. 

Donald John is booed on sight after New York Knicks fan implored him not to come to the play off game which the Knicks subsequently lost after a winning streak.

Karmelo Anthony (19) was found guilty of murder over the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet after Anthony was called under the tent by a friend on Metcalf's team and Metcalf and his twin brother told Anthony to leave and physically assaulted him prior to the stabbing. 

Trump storms off set in the middle of a Meet the Press interview when pressed for evidence of mass voter fraud after making allegations about California's elections and the war with Iran drags on as Iran and Israel trade fire in a major escalation marking the most serious military confrontation in months with strikes hitting areas in Lebanon and Iran despite U.S.-backed efforts to secure a ceasefire and push for nuclear negotiations.

Reactions after the conclusion of the murder trial of Karmelo Anthony, the 19 year-old   convicted of murder on June 9 and sentenced to 35 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf after Metcalf and his twin brother assaulted Anthony in attempt to eject him from their team's tent during a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas in April 2025.

A stark warning on the future of AI in modern warfare and the data center epidemic in America and Donald John threatens states in efforts to get access to their voter rolls to build a nationwide federal voter database. 

Grammy-winner Peabo Bryson dies and reactions after a South Carolina jury finds a store owner not guilty of murder in killing of Black teenager. The jury found Chikei Rick Chow not guilty. Chow shot Cyrus Carmack-Belton in the back after chasing him from his convenience store in Columbia, South Carolina.

Protests after a North Carolina police officer charged with assault after video shows him repeatedly punching black woman during arrest. The officer, 22 year-old Karson Hyder, turned himself in to the Cleveland County Detention Center and was released on a $10,000 bond.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, in another attempt at monumental propaganda, announces that plans are in place for a $250 bill featuring Donald John's portrait, and Rip once again floats an idea to curb some problems the homeless population faces and Right Wing Extremist groups go on parade. 

Reactions after a salutatorian calls out their school's administration after being "misgendered" and referred to by a "dead name" when being recognized online as the class's salutatorian in an online social media post and Israel's bombings in Lebanon puts potential peace between Iran and the US in jeopardy. 

Tulsi Gabbard, the Director of National Intelligence, resigns citing her husband's ongoing health issues despite numerous reports of her firing following her testimony before Congress in which she refused to confirm the US did not have intelligence to indicate that Iran was developing a nuclear weapon. 

"Foundational Black American" ideology and how it applies to the two-party system in America is discussed and the $1.776 billion slush fund being intended for January 6th Insurrectionists is contradicted.  

Outrage builds as Donald John's MAGA Slush Fund (as the result of a settlement with his IRS) could go to January 6th Insurrectionists and Cuba's former Minister of Defense Raul Castro is charged with murder and conspiracy by the US Department of Justice. 

Reactions after details of Donald John's settlement with his IRS are revealed to include the condition that permanently bars the IRS from auditing the past tax returns of Donald Trump, his family members, and affiliated businesses.  This agreement allows the Trump family to avoid ongoing inquiries, including a high-profile audit over claimed losses on the Trump Tower in Chicago that could have cost more than $100 million. 

Residents weigh on the potential use of drones in local policing and Congressman Bennie Thompson speaks out on efforts to redistrict him out of office by State Auditor Shad White and Governor Tate Reeves.

Reactions to the U.S. national debt held by the public recently crossing a historic, psychological threshold, surpassing the size of the total U.S. economy. Federal data shows that public debt stood at $31.27 trillion against a nominal GDP of $31.22 trillion, equating to a debt-to-GDP ratio just over 100% for first time since the aftermath of World War II (when the ratio peaked at 106% in 1946) that America's national debt has outpaced its gross domestic product outside of brief, temporary pandemic-induced spikes. 

Donald John drops lawsuit with the IRS and announces plan for financial compensation for his allies in a $1.776 Billion settlement fund that could see taxpayer dollars funneled to his pardoned January 6th Insurrectionists and shields him and his family from auditing from the IRS. 

Donald John and his coalition of businessmen and sycophants return to the US after being embarrassed by China's president and told directly not to stand in the way of any possible Chinese military action in Taiwan.

Donald John is initially led around China by Miriam Adelson after China's President Xi refused to meet the American delegation at the airport, prompting Trump's own niece (Mary Trump) to post "Xi couldn't be bothered to meet Donald at the airport because he understands as well as Donald does that humiliating your underlings is a great way to keep them in check." 

Reactions after Governor Tate Reeves cancelled a special session to redraw district maps following the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacating a lower court order that required Mississippi to redraw its 1987 Supreme Court districts to create a majority-Black district. 

Reactions after Alabama House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter stated during a May 2026 press conference that he hoped the U.S. Supreme Court would overturn the 14th Amendment as state Republicans attempted to reinstate a challenged congressional map that contained only one majority-Black district.